Some people obtain fame, others deserve it.

Quote by Doris Lessing

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Literature is analysis after the event.

Literature is analysis after the event.

Man, who is he? Too bad, to be the work of God: Too good for...

Man, who is he? Too bad, to be the work of God: Too good for...

Borrowing is not much better than begging; just as lending with interest is not much...

Borrowing is not much better than begging; just as lending with interest is not much...

There is only one real sin, and that is to persuade oneself that the second-best...

There is only one real sin, and that is to persuade oneself that the second-best...

Small things amuse small minds.

Small things amuse small minds.

For the last third of life there remains only work. It alone is always stimulating,...

For the last third of life there remains only work. It alone is always stimulating,...

You can't be a Red if you're married to a civil servant.

You can't be a Red if you're married to a civil servant.

That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you've understood all your life, but...

That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you've understood all your life, but...

Any human anywhere will blossom in a hundred unexpected talents and capacities simply by being...

Any human anywhere will blossom in a hundred unexpected talents and capacities simply by being...

What is a hero without love for mankind.

What is a hero without love for mankind.

Laughter is by definition healthy.

Laughter is by definition healthy.

Pleasure resorts are like film stars and royalty... embarrassed by the figures they cut in...

Pleasure resorts are like film stars and royalty... embarrassed by the figures they cut in...

Space or science fiction has become a dialect for our time.

Space or science fiction has become a dialect for our time.

I don't know much about creative writing programs. But they're not telling the truth if...

I don't know much about creative writing programs. But they're not telling the truth if...

In the university they don't tell you that the greater part of the law is...

In the university they don't tell you that the greater part of the law is...

This world is run by people who know how to do things. They know how...

This world is run by people who know how to do things. They know how...

The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven't changed in...

The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven't changed in...

We use our parents like recurring dreams, to be entered into when needed.

We use our parents like recurring dreams, to be entered into when needed.

If a fish is the movement of water embodied, given shape, then cat is a...

If a fish is the movement of water embodied, given shape, then cat is a...

There is only one real sin and that is to persuade oneself that the second...

There is only one real sin and that is to persuade oneself that the second...